Virginia Professional Communicators

My Experience As a First-Timer at the NFPW Conference

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By Jennifer M. Drummond I originally didn’t plan to attend the 2014 National Federation of Press Women (NFPW) Conference in Greenville, SC. Since I received a scholarship (so thankful!) and it was close enough for me to drive from Richmond, I put aside my fears and committed to the event. As if the scholarship was not enough, NFPW gave me a mentor for the...

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Calling All Communicators!

Calling All Communicators!

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Are you are a journalist, PR person, freelance writer, author, blogger or other communicator looking for a compatible professional organization in Virginia – a place where you can learn how to market yourself and your work? A place where you can hone your skills through excellent professional development meetings? A place where you can make friends and find support?...

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Board: 2012 – 13

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President Bonnie Atwood 804-358-3745 bonatwood@verizon.net Freelance Writer, Tall Poppies Freelance Writing LLC   First Vice-president – Membership Gail Kent 757-930-0032 (office) 757-876-5420 gail.kent@thebuzzfactoree.com The BuzzFactoree, Newport News       Second Vice-president – GalleyPruf VACANT       Third...

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Spring Conference Report

Spring Conference Report

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The Spring Conference was held in Farmville, VA, at Moton Museum, a national historic landmark, ground zero for equality in American education. Sixty years ago this year, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Brown v. Board of Education (1954), a case that desegregated schools and had a 16-year-old Farmville, Virginia girl at its roots. Barbara Rose Johns was that girl....

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Member Stories

Member Stories

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Our members hail from a variety of communications careers. Their stories are as unique as they are, but they all have one thing in common: they love Virginia Professional Communicators!   Margaret Mock Bonnie Atwood Alberta Lindsey

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Member News – Marietta McCarty

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Virginia Professional Communicators’ Newsmaker 2014, author Marietta McCarty, has produced three top-selling books in the past seven years: Little Big Minds: Sharing Philosophy with Kids (2006), How Philosophy Can Save Your Life: 10 Ideas That Matter Most (2009) and The Philosopher’s Table: How to Start Your Philosophy Dinner Club – Monthly Conversation, Music and...

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